The Portland daily press., 1887-05-25
Governor and Council.

NotctncT ana SOuuCits
The Council voted to pardon George f..
Martin, who is in the Insane Hospital. He
was sentenced to State Prison in 1885 for as
sault and battery and becoming insane was
transferred to the Insane Hospital, where he
has since remained, and is now entirely re-
covered. The Council will not pardon Perry
Brothers and Martin Bracket. in the State
Prison for larceny from store in Sherman.
The next meeting will occur June 2Sth. The
board departed this afternoon for visit to
the State Prison.
Accident at Somerset.
FAIRFIELD, May 24.-David Brown, of
Somerset, who drives team for Lawrence,
Phillips & Cows thrown under ewheels,
cutting open the chin, so the bone was seen
in several places, and otherwise injuring the
head. Drs. Robinson and Crossman attend
ed him.
A Man Breaks His Leg.
Antonio Braziet, at work for Lawrence
Phillips g. Co., got his leg caught between a
log and the carriage, breaking it in three
places Drs. Robinson & Crossman were
called and found the bone protruding through
the flesh and other severe injuries He is
now doing as well as could be expected.
RockIand Items.
RocKLAND, May 24.-The directors of the
Rockport and Rockland Railroad have en-
gagged a competent engineer and survey will
be begun at Camden on the proposed road
Wednesday. The road will pass through
Rockport Village and Blackington's Corner
fO ha n I ;,,~N
Rockland parties have bought the schooner
A. Hayford, of Belfast, and added her to
Rockland's lime fleet. She is 153 tons bur-
then, built in 1872 at Belfast. Another addi-
tion to the lime fleet is the new schooner t.
P. Dixon, built at City Island, New York, to
be commanded by Captain George A. Torrey,
of this city. The t. P, Dixon is 124 tons bur-
then.
Railroad Enterprise In Bangor.
BANGOR, May pa meeting of tie city
government tonight passed resolution re-
questing the directors of the Bangor g. Pis-
cataquis Railroad Company to lease the Pen
obscot Central railroad, from Bangor to Milo,
for term of years at an annual rental of
$25,00O when completed.
NOT SO 6du as RePOFteC.
w. H. Strickland returned from Lake Che
suncook tonight He reports the injuries to
the dam less than was feared. 1t is believed
the 100000 feet Of logs now in the lake
will come in without difficulty.
Bank Officers Elected.
Edward H. Blake was elected president
and Nathan G. Aver director of the Mer-
chants National Bank this afternoon, to fill
vacancies occasioned by the death of Hon. S.
H. Blake.
En- Route for Rowdoin College.
CANNON, Mass, May 24.-Eugene De La
Tour, formerly connected with the French
Legation at Washington, distant relative of
the suicide Marquis De La Tour, came here
yesterday and viewed the Marquis remains.
De La Tour was en- route to Bowdoin Col
lege, where he is to teach French
Indictments in York County.
ALFRED. May 24.-The grand jury of the
Supreme Judicial Court reported this after
noon the indictments made public as follow S :
Nicholas Staples, Biddeford, forgery and utter
ing.
James F. osgood Parsonsfeld, uttering a forged
note.
Julian L. Getchell, Wells, compound larceny.
wallace Junkins, kittery. compound larceny.
Albert w. White, Biddeford, obstructing Jus
tice.
John and Thomas Woods, Kennebunkport. lar
ceny, two indictments
Frank F. Moulton, Lyman, cruelty beating an
animal.
Ingram B. Wheelock, Biddeford, selling oleo-